Wausau mulls tax increases

Rate hikes would help pay for $214,500 budget deficit

8:28 PM,
Oct. 31, 2012

Written by

Amanda Seitz
Wausau Daily Herald

The city of Wausau is facing a $214,500 budget shortfall next year, which could force city officials to ask property owners to pay more toward property taxes in 2013.

Raising taxes or finding other ways to generate more revenue will help the city pay for more road improvement projects, Wausau Finance Committee Chairman Bill Nagle said Wednesday.

The Finance Committee will discuss raising taxes either by $5.20 per every $100,000 worth of property or $3.89 per every $100,000 - two amounts proposed by Mayor Jim Tipple and Finance Director Maryanne Groat, respectively - in a Thursday meeting ...